Episode 89, This Week’s Vic’s Basement Is Now Loading

We’ve got a very special episode for you guys this week, as the Now Loading crew set up camp in the Basement to answer some of your questions! What’s Now Loading, you ask? It’s the new gaming show exclusively on EPN.tv where our behind the scenes crew get together to talk about anything and everything gaming! This week sees host Jamie Chapman chats with Alyssa Harrison, John Michael-Sole, and Alistair Brown about everything from the future of big budget games like Call of Duty to the impending increase of microtransactions. We hope you enjoy it, and don’t worry, Vic and Scott will be back next week!

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Jamie Chapman
Alistair Brown
Alyssa Harrison
John Michael-Sole
and of course, Jackson the Dog

This includes the audio of Episode 3 of Now Loading.

Episode 88, EPN.tv, Collectibles from the Basement, and E3 Predictions

Today on the Basement Vic talks about the launch of epn.tv and how he planned to get everything in one place. He also shows off more cool collectibles in the Basement. Some viewer questions are answered and we talk about needing more inspiration from the industry.

Episode 87, Game Industry Creators Moving On, Marissa Moving to Vancouver

Today in the basement we have live streaming video again! Vic and Scott talk about the new PlayStation 4 and developers of the PS4 console. Also, Marissa Roberto is on the show and talk about her move to Vancouver and interview experiences. Spoilers: We find out the secret behind the lustre of Team Lustrous’ hair. Just click the play button and enjoy.

Episode 86, Oscar Fever, Smartphone Obsession, and Collectibles Madness

Oscar fever has gripped both Scott and Vic. Symptoms: Fever, chills, and the sudden ability to do a passable impression of Ellen Degeneres. Scott and Vic discuss, in detail, two of their Oscar favorites: Spike Jonze’s Her and Martin Scorcese’s The Wolf Of Wall Street. The Her discussion, naturally, leads into a lengthy (and mostly interesting) discussion about our personal obsession with smartphones and screens. Listen and learn, young Padawan. Finally, Vic describes a Mandarin collectible in great detail, which makes Scott angry and then ultimately sleepy. Mandarin voice: “Scott will never see Vic coming.”

Episode 85, Ken Levine’s Decision, Tropical Freeze, and More Sustainable Industry Conditions

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Vic and Scott discuss Ken Levin’s decision to move to a smaller development team which leads into an in-depth talk of how unsustainable the game development industry is to its developers and needs to change. Tropical Freeze is lots of fun, but is very difficult. Scott gives updates on the Men’s Olympic Hockey game and they cover the full gamut of excellent games and movies happening these days!

Episode 84, Disneyland, Robocop, LEGO Movie, and GOT: Season 3

This week on The Basement, Vic’s good mood continues as he returns from a family vacation to Disneyland. His only grousing is about a certain ride that features a certain fedora wearing whip-cracker. Also, Vic and Scott discuss OlliOlli. Scott reveals something he likes to call his good gaming days of 2014. (He’s had two of them so far.) Also, they discuss the new LEGO Movie, the new Robocop movie, and Game Of Thrones: Season Three (which is out on Blu-ray). Don’t wait! Get listening! Pron

Episode 83, LEGO Batman, Batman Fan Interviews, and Comic Book Movies

Vic and Scott talk about the LEGO Movie, Vic’s interviews with fellow Batman fans (hint: Vic geeks out about Batman), and a discussion on how Comic Book movies are faring in the theatres. Vic also talks about his vacation next week for his Birthday and Vic and Scott show off their awesome impressions of Michael Caine. It’s going to be a grand ol’ time on the podcast today. Open up your ear holes and listen to this awesome podcast.

Episode 82, Game of Thrones, Tomb Raider: DE, and Eisenberg as Luthor

This week Vic and Scott are fighting over a victor in the Game of Thrones, discuss their experiences with Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, and what is Jesse Eisenberg doing as Lex Luthor? We chat with some of our viewers about the changing price point for Canadians and which heroes we’d love to see cameo in Batman VS Superman. Pull up a seat and consume this awesome episode!

SPOILER WARNING: Game of Thrones spoiler in the first few minutes!

Episode 80, BONUS! Ryan Payton’s Republique Interview from EP Live

We’ve got a bonus episode for you this week, you lucky ducks! Our good friend Ryan Payton decided to stop by, so we figured we would tie him down and ask him lots of questions about Republique, the excellent new iOS title from his team over at Camoflaj Games. Luckily no ropes were required, as Ryan was happy to sit down and chat about Kickstarter, strong female protagonists, the challenges of going from console to iOS development, and oh so much more!